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Chief of Staff Sean Fitzgerald, Legislative Director Charlie Ticotsky, Legislative Aide Greg Jette, Research Director Bill Haddad, Chief legal Counsel Brendan Greally, Research Analyst Kate Ryan, and Scheduler Karin Wall make up Rep. Kaufman's staff. Sean, Charlie, and Greg are the primary contacts for the district, while Bill, Brendan, Kate and Karin staff the Committee on Revenue, which Rep. Kaufman chairs.
We welcome your phone calls, letters, and emails about any issues, policy areas, or personal matters that concern you.
Call us at: 617-722-2320.
Send your faxes to: 617-722-2415.
Send written correspondence:
Representative Jay Kaufman
State House Room 34
Boston, MA 02133
About the Staff
After a brief stint in the private sector, Sean Fitzgerald is back as Chairman Kaufman's Chief of Staff. He was previously Senator Charlie Shannon's Chief of Staff, and before that worked as the Communications Director for Somerville Mayor Dorothy Kelly Gay. Over the past 20 years, he has also served as a campaign manager, statewide field & finance director, and media & message development strategist. Sean holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Northeastern University and resides in Somerville. He enjoys running, hiking and spending time with his wife and two children. You can email Sean at sean.fitzgerald@state.ma.us
Charlie Ticotsky, Legislative Director for Chairman Kaufman, was born and raised in Lexington, MA and graduated from Bowdoin College in 2007 where he studied Government and Legal Studies and Economics. He also studied abroad in Ireland for a semester. Charlie has been involved in national, state-wide, and local political campaigns, and enjoys playing and watching sports (especially baseball), listening to and playing music, and cooking. You can email Charlie at charles.ticotsky@state.ma.us
Gregory Jette, Legislative Aide, was born in Brooklyn, NY, raised in Lexington Massachusetts, and graduated from Tufts University in 2008 where he studied International Relations and Political Science. As part of his studies, he spent his junior year abroad in Madrid, Spain. In his spare time Greg enjoys traveling, hiking, cooking, running, the Red Sox, and salsa dancing. You can email Greg at gregory.jette@state.ma.us
The Research Director for the Joint Committee on Revenue is Bill Haddad. He has worked with the Committee on Revenue since 2007. Bill is a lifelong resident of Massachusetts and received a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science as well as a Masters degree in Public Administration from Northeastern University. You can email Bill at william.haddad@state.ma.us
Brendan GreallyBrendan.greally@state.ma.us
Katherine Ryan, Research Analyst, joined the committee on revenue in April 2009 after completing her MBA in nonprofit management from the Heller School for Social Policy at Brandeis University. She has worked in the nonprofit sector for over 10 years, most recently as the Grants Administrator for the Access Strategies Fund, a private foundation that supports voter mobilization efforts in communities of color. Katherine received her Bachelor of Music from New England Conservatory of Music in 1995 and is an avid music lover. She lives in Somerville and enjoys bicycling, quilting and gardening in her free time. You can contact Kate at katherine.ryan@state.ma.us
Karin Wall has been working in The State House for the past 10 years. She resides in Lynn with her husband Tom and has a grown daughter and son as well as 2 grandsons. In her spare time, Karin enjoys playing with her grandsons and doing all kinds of dance. Whether freestyle, swing, cha cha, salsa, ballroom or Chicago Steppin', Karin never misses an opportunity to be on the dance floor. You can email Karin at karin.wall@state.ma.us
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